Product Highlights
Minitex, in partnership with the Center for Research Libraries which has put this offer in place, is pleased to announce a campus-wide subscription offer to the New York Times online for academic libraries.
The online version of the Times, www.nytimes.com, is the most comprehensive existing aggregation of information and content created and published by the New York Times. The site includes all articles, features, interviews, obituaries, columns, and still image, audio, video, and data, text and multimedia published on the www.nytimes.com site since the site's launch in 1996, with the exception of crosswords and some syndicated materials. It also includes a growing amount of text content published in the print edition of The New York Times between its founding in 1851 and the present day.
Subscription Options
Three subscription options are available:
- Group Subscription: Under this option an institution can enroll a subset of its entire student/faculty population; the institution supplies a list of the names, email addresses, and status of all individuals to be included in the subscription, and updates the list with NYT as names and addresses change. This is the most customizable option and is only used for academic departments or courses.
- Email Domain: A subscription under this option normally covers the entire faculty, staff, and student population covered by the institution's email domain. The institution provides the NYT domain information, which is used to authenticate eligible users. Users then register themselves, providing the Times their names and school (.edu) email address. Users then register themselves, providing the NYT their names and email addresses.
- IP Range + EZ Proxy: A subscription under this option covers the entire faculty, staff, and student population. Eligible users are authenticated by subscribing institution IP address ranges, rather than by email domain. At the time of first access, the user must register with the NYT through aregistered institutional IP address, providing NYT their name and email address. Once registered, users can access NYT from any location.
Trials
Librarians will be offered a 2-week trial to experience the site. All trials are set up as a group subscription; there are no campus-wide trials.
Minitex Pricing
Subscriptions will run on a January-December or July-June cycle, with pricing currently based on FTE of students AND faculty with a range from $1.00/FTE to $3.99/FTE. Contact Minitex to get pricing for your institution.
License Agreements (Terms & Conditions)
The NYT commits to a clearly defined set of practices with regard to the privacy of users and the sharing of user information. NYT privacy practices and controls are described in its Privacy Policy.
For more information on the NYT terms of service and permitted uses, please see the CRL review.
Technical Support
To report a technical issue, email the New York Times tech team and include as much detail as possible.
Statistics
The New York Times is working on usage reports for academic institutions with input from the CRL.
Contact Information
Minitex Contact
Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS)
Minitex
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Minneapolis, MN 55455
Toll Free: 800-462-5348
Phone: 612-624-4002
Fax: 612-625-3569
Email: cpers@umn.edu
New York Times Education Department
Email: edu@nytimes.com